MAN WHO STOLE READY MEALS AND LINDT BUNNY FINED £40
22nd June 2026
Darren heads up Island Echo not only as Editor, but as Publisher and Founder too. He specialises in breaking news and has worked in the local news market for the past 15 years.
Bob Seely MP hosted an event in Parliament for Education Destination today (Tuesday) – an Island company that provides school trips to the Isle of Wight for children across the country. The business works with attractions like the Isle of...
Read moreDetailsIt was a successful outing for 2 members of Island-based TeamSpy on Sunday when they took part in the New Forest Running Festival Half Marathon. Jack Grundy and Gary Kurth battled against the freezing snow and strong winds with great...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: A car has rolled onto its roof on the main Newport to Yarmouth road this afternoon (Tuesday), prompting an emergency response. No one is thought to have been seriously injured in the apparent single-vehicle incident, which occurred shortly before...
Read moreDetailsA donation of £18,000 from local business Southern Co-op is set to boost Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s work to find new ways to help local people enjoy and benefit from nature on their doorstep. Schemes will include...
Read moreDetailsUPDATED: Part of The Downs Road between Downend and Ashey has been closed this afternoon (Tuesday) to allow for the recovery of an Island Roads lorry, which has left the carriageway and got stuck in a ditch. The gully sucker,...
Read moreDetailsAs the country attempts to return to normal after the past few weeks of snow and freezing temperatures, communities in central southern England - including the Isle of Wight - are being urged to take advantage of a competitive fund...
Read moreDetailsNewport Rowing Club held their Annual Dinner and Awards evening at The New Holmwood Hotel in Cowes on Saturday (17th March). The event was well supported with the majority of Newport's ever increasing junior squad in attendance, alongside parents, friends...
Read moreDetailsA mum-of-2 from the Isle of Wight, who has battled cancer not once but twice, is taking on a half marathon to raise money for dementia research in honour of her dad who died with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease back in...
Read moreDetailsPeople in their 70s across the Isle of Wight are being urged to protect themselves against shingles with a free vaccine. GP practices are offering the vaccination as part of the NHS shingles vaccination programme for 2017/18, which began on...
Read moreDetailsAge UK Isle of Wight’s HandyPerson service has been helping Island residents to live independently in their own homes for more than 5 years, but from the end of the month the Isle of Wight Council funding for this service is...
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